Martial Arts Workout

Antonio Graceffo learns more of the Vo Co Truyen fighting applications with Teacher Bui Dang Van. Side kicks, face slaps, and groin strikes, Vo Co Truyen is very different from Muay Thai. Antonio meets Teacher Bui Dang Vans first teacher and knocks forearms with a guy hanging around the temple.
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Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of six books, available on amazon.com, most notably, Warrior Odyssey and The Monk from Brooklyn. He is the host of the web TV show Martial Arts Odyssey, which has had over 160 episodes. Of late, he is starring in the world’s first 3D martial arts TV series, Brooklyn Monk.


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I had made a prior video with my disciple Aaron Manning showing various stretches. Here I am making another video as a reminder also in case anything was forgotten, plus I am showing a few standing stretches at the end. Remember each stretch must be held a minimal of 30 seconds. I am going through every stretch very fast for demonstration purposes only. If you hold each stretch for 30 seconds you will end up stretching for a minimal of 20 minutes. If you want to become more flexible do multiple sets for each stretch that you feel you need work on.

Freddie has founded Freddies Modern Kung Fu in 2009, a private Martial Arts Academy located in Chicago, IL that expresses his interpretation of Bruce Lees Jeet Kune Do. This art is non-commercialized and is in its purest form. All techniques are scientifically proven to be effective and all techniques are aimed towards unarmed street survival combat. Freddie hand selects disciples to personally train that have the proper discipline and compassionate heart to become successful in this art. Freddie can be contacted via email at: FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com

Artistic Wisdom by Wise Flow: http://www.amazon.com/Artistic-Wisdom-Enlightened-Meditations-Relationships/dp/1607491443/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259011056&sr=8-1

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Chi is the life force energy in all of us. Learn how to find you Chi in Qigong with this free exercise video from a Qigong instructor.

Expert: Tony Nguyen
Bio: Tony Nguyen has over twenty years experience. Currently, he teaches Qigong at an academy in Las Vegas.

Filmmaker: Travis Waack

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Peter Caughey Introduces online Qigong lessons, First lessons are on the Shi Ba Shi Taiji Qigong Exercises.
Go to www.forest-rock.com and for a small subscription you can get all the other lessons in this 18 exercise system in both Beginners and Advance Levels. Also available on this website are many other different Qigong systems including Ba Duan Jin and Dao Yin and many different Taiji styles Yang, Chen and Wu.

Check out the free Qigong lessons and the free health tips on the website

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The tree Qigong pose strengthens the arms, shoulders, and body. Learn how to do the tree pose in this free exercise video from a Qigong instructor.

Expert: Tony Nguyen
Bio: Tony Nguyen has over twenty years experience. Currently, he teaches Qigong at an academy in Las Vegas.
Filmmaker: Travis Waack

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Cute white girl learning martial arts in Japan

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Here are a few of the basic leg stretching exercises. You should spend about 15-20 mins stretching each day. I tried to do my video in half the time because of the 10 min time limit. There are more leg stretches I want to cover in future videos and I will post how to stretch all other parts of the body as well. For example, the Neck and Back, The Shoulder, Arms and Wrists, The sides of the ribs, hips and abdomen, and of course all the muscles and joints in the leg. Including thigh, calf, ankle, knee, inner and outer part of the leg, bottom, and lower back or tailbone.

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气功Qi gong, the exercise of qi cultivation, is one of the oldest exercises in Chinese history. It is more than one thousand years. There are numerous types of qi gong; generally speaking, the term describes a variety of breathing, gymnastic, and meditative exercises. Qi gong can be done sitting, standing, moving and walking.气Qi is the life energy inside a person. This life energy comes from the combination of three things: the air breathed in through the lungs, essential qi from the kidneys, and the qi absorbed from food and water through the digestive system. Qi circulates throughout the body, performing many functions to maintain good health. There is also primitive qi or shen qi, the one you are born with. Qi is the driving force of the internal power (jin) in tai ji. The mind (yi) directs the qi, and the qi drives the jin. In practice, yi, jin and qi are inseparable. Qi is generated from various sources within the body: Traditional teachers are very reluctant to use the word qi they always talk about something inside and outside the body and all around us, they do not like saying qi.

1. Dan tian the most important source of energy. It is three fingerbreadths below the belly button and slightly inwards. It is the centre of the body and is the centre of qi. No matter what style (tai ji, qi gong) you practice, developing awareness of the dan tian, and learning to sink qi to the dan tian, are essential skills.
2. Ming men at the back of the waist, between the kidneys;
3. Tan zhong solar plexus;
4. Tian mu between the eyes;
5. Bai hui at crown of the head;
6. Lao gong on the soles of the feet and.
8. Hui yin the groin
There are different forms of qi:
1.Tian qi energy from heaven;
2.Di qi energy from the food we eat;
3.Zhen qi the result of tian qi and di qi, and
4.Shen qi the qi we are born with, that comes from our mother

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Lesson #2: Split Training and Stretching Part 1 (2009 Freddie’s Modern Kung Fu)

Here Aaron is demonstrating the various stretches that we do. This video is simply a demo. so he is not holding each stretch the proper amount of time. Each stretch must be held for a minimal of 30 seconds. Depending on each disciple, some who are extremely inflexible may have to stretch after warmup and after the entire training session. Other disciples who are more flexible may only have to stretch at the end of the training session. If each stretch is held for at least 30 seconds, the entire stretching portion should last at a minimal of 20 min. Many times it will last close to 30 min. or longer.

Stretching is extremely important to become proficient in the Martial Arts, this aspect cannot be ignored, otherwise greatness will never be achieved in the Martial Arts.

Freddie has founded Freddies Modern Kung Fu in 2009, a private Martial Arts Academy located in Chicago, IL that expresses his interpretation of Bruce Lees Jeet Kune Do. This art is non-commercialized and is in its purest form. All techniques are scientifically proven to be effective and all techniques are aimed towards unarmed street survival combat. Freddie hand selects disciples to personally train that have the proper discipline and compassionate heart to become successful in this art. Freddie can be contacted via email at: FreddiesModernKungFu@live.com

Artistic Wisdom by Wise Flow: http://www.amazon.com/Artistic-Wisdom-Enlightened-Meditations-Relationships/dp/1607491443/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259011056&sr=8-1

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Wudang Priest Zhou Xuan Yun (Mysterious Cloud), grew up on Wudang Mountain training both martial arts and Daoism. After relocating to Boston, I was blessed with the opportunity to train again with him, and this time shoot a few videos of his forms.

This highlight video is a sample of Wudang Arts he performed for us over the weekend, from forms, to weapons, to application.

For more information on Master Zhou Xuan Yun, do check out his website @

http://www.DaoistGate.com

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